Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - ANSWER Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ANSWER Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ANSWER respirator (N95) and negative
pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - ANSWER Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - ANSWER Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - ANSWER From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - ANSWER swab collection port of
catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - ANSWER Humulin R
Enoxaparin - ANSWER (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - ANSWER legumes
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, Cleansing an ulcer - ANSWER Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - ANSWER Notify
PCP
Trough - ANSWER the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? -
ANSWER just before the next she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - ANSWER listen to why the
patient refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - ANSWER -warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - ANSWER snore loudly with apneic periods up
to 60 sec, occurring at least 30 times a night, day time somnolence, headache, depression,
increase weight.
Where is the apical pulse located? - ANSWER 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular
line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - ANSWER Just below the bend of the elbow
(AC), medial aspect.
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Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ANSWER Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ANSWER respirator (N95) and negative
pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - ANSWER Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - ANSWER Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - ANSWER From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - ANSWER swab collection port of
catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - ANSWER Humulin R
Enoxaparin - ANSWER (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - ANSWER legumes
1
, Cleansing an ulcer - ANSWER Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - ANSWER Notify
PCP
Trough - ANSWER the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? -
ANSWER just before the next she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - ANSWER listen to why the
patient refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - ANSWER -warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - ANSWER snore loudly with apneic periods up
to 60 sec, occurring at least 30 times a night, day time somnolence, headache, depression,
increase weight.
Where is the apical pulse located? - ANSWER 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular
line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - ANSWER Just below the bend of the elbow
(AC), medial aspect.
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